CIVIL WAR G.A.R. NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT BADGE
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A GAR or Grand Army of the Republic badge official National Encampment badge for the annual meeting held in 1918, Kansas City. The badge is made of four parts attached by metal loops: a bald eagle gripping a sword and scrolls, an American flag reading ‘GAR Representative’, a small medal reading ‘Kansas City The Heart of America 1866-1916’ featuring embossed imagery of a wagon and steam engine, lastly a medal bearing the image of the GAR Commander Elias R. Monfort. Attached to the verso is a yellow ribbon. Overall 6 in. in length. The GAR would hold these National Encampments every year in a different big city for veterans to attend with their families. Presented in its original 3 x 7.5 in. cardboard box.
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CIVIL WAR G.A.R. NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT BADGE
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